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Cornell puts on air show, loses to Harvard; IC wins at home

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Greg Fry

If you like a good passing game, the Cornell offense is worth the price of admission.

Big Red quarterback Jeff Mathews threw for 472 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough, as Harvard escaped Ithaca with a 34-24 win over Cornell.

It’s the third straight loss for the Big Red, who started their season with a win over Bucknell.

Harvard scored first on a 3-yard touchdown run by quarterback Michael Pruneau. They never trailed, although at no point during the game did the lead go above 10 points for Harvard.

The Big Red tried to hang with a team that came into the game undefeated, and having scored at least 40 points in their three wins.

Mathews did all he could to keep Cornell in it, despite being sacked six times. For the seventh time in his career, he threw for more than 400 yards in a game, and on Saturday, he also became the all-time passing yards leader in Ivy League competition.